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U.S. Army Spc. Taylor Neitman, right, observes as an Afghan soldier hammers a nail on a truss on Forward Operating Base Thunder in Afghanistan’s Paktya province, July 2, 2013. Neitman, a carpentry and masonry specialist, is assigned to the 859th Engineer Company, Security Advise and Assist Team 4.

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U.S. Army Spc. Taylor Neitman, right, observes as an Afghan soldier hammers a nail on a truss on Forward Operating Base Thunder in Afghanistan’s Paktya province, July 2, 2013. Neitman, a carpentry and masonry specialist, is assigned to the 859th Engineer Company, Security Advise and Assist Team 4.

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